Fleet Services Lead

Fleet Services Lead

Opening Date: December 30, 2024

Salary Range: $29.989 - $38.285/hour

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

The City of Walla Walla offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, vision, and dental health insurance. City paid $50,000 Life/Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance plus voluntary Life and Long-Term Disability. Washington State Public Employees Retirement Program (PERS) II/III. City match up to 3.5% of base salary for deferred compensation (457(b)). 3% bilingual Spanish premium. Generous vacation leave, sick leave, and eleven (11) paid holidays plus 32 floating holiday hours annually.  

NATURE OF POSITION: Under the direction of the Fleet Services Supervisor assist with planning, coordinating, and daily operations of the Fleet Maintenance, fuel, and wash facilities.  Perform lead duties to provide operational oversight of work crews including scheduling, training, reviewing, assisting, and providing work direction to assigned Fleet Services staff. Perform, monitor, and schedule journey-level diagnostics, maintenance, and repair procedures on the City’s fleet of light, medium, and heavy-duty vehicles, utility, public safety and emergency response vehicles, construction, road maintenance, signal, grounds maintenance, refuse collection, urban forest, and underground inspection equipment, including all associated systems.

REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Any combination equivalent to graduation from high school or equivalent and (2) two years trade school certification in automotive or diesel mechanics and (4) four years professional experience in automotive or equipment repair and maintenance; or (5) five years journey-level experience in automotive, heavy-duty truck or equipment repair and maintenance in a fleet environment including diesel, gasoline, and alternative fuel powered vehicles and equipment. Valid State driver's license, and Class B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) or ability to obtain within six months.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Progressively responsible supervisory experience. Bilingual in Spanish. 

A completed City application and resume are required to apply.   Applications are available on the Human Resources page of the City of Walla Walla website:  https://wallawallawa.gov. Applicants whose experience most closely meets the requirements of the position will be invited to continue in the selection process which will consist of an oral panel interview, reference inquiries, and may include a criminal background check.  Completed application packages can be mailed, emailed, or faxed to: CITY OF WALLA WALLA-HR 15 N. Third Avenue Walla Walla, WA 99362 Email to hr@wallawallawa.gov or faxed to (509) 524-7935. 

THE CITY OF WALLA WALLA COMPLIES WITH TITLE VI, ADA, AND OTHER APPLICABLE FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS AND DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE, DISABILITY, RELIGION, VETERAN STATUS, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, OR SEX IN EMPLOYMENT OR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER / MINORITIES AND WOMEN ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.